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20%OFFRandy K. Otto - Forensic Reports and Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists - 9781118136720 - V9781118136720
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Forensic Reports and Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists

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Description for Forensic Reports and Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists Hardcover. Forensic Reports & Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists provides a roadmap for the mental health professional who wants to provide consistently accurate, defensible, and useful reports and testimony to the legal system. Authors Randy K. Otto, Richart L. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.

Forensic Reports & Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists provides a roadmap for the mental health professional who wants to provide consistently accurate, defensible, and useful reports and testimony to the legal system. Authors Randy K. Otto, Richart L. DeMier, and Marcus Boccaccini, recognized experts in the field, cover all aspects of the process, including preparing affidavits and reports, preparing for depositions, and testifying. 

Every written or spoken communication for the courts must be clear and precise, and distinguish between facts, inferences, and opinions. This book uniquely:

•Shows the critical differences between forensic psychological reports and ... Read more

•Includes and explains important maxims of forensic report writing, including separating facts from inferences, focusing on offering expert opinions, explaining why you think what you think, and connecting the dots between facts and conclusions

•Provides numerous examples of experts’ testimony, affidavits, reports-with commentary and critiques

Expert forensic work deserves to be presented in a clear, precise, and understandable way so that it is useful to attorneys, judges, and juries.  Forensic Reports & Testimony provides the guidelines and models forensic psychologists and forensic psychiatrists need to make that happen.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118136720
SKU
V9781118136720
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Randy K. Otto
RANDY K. OTTO, PhD, ABPP, Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health Law & Policy at the University of South is board certified in forensic psychology and clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has served as President of the American Board of Professional Psychology, the American Psychology-Law Society, the American Board of Forensic Psychology, and the American ... Read more

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